Our Pattern

In order to live fully into our ministry of worship, hospitality and sabbath, we do things a little differently with our weekend worship times. You can always check our calendar for the latest info, but in general, here’s the pattern:

5th WeekendsSUNDAYS – 5:00 PM (usually)Gatherings of Sharing & CommunityOur 5th Weekends are dedicated to connecting us to the ministry of God in the world beyond us. Specific activities and type of gathering is planned a month ahead of time.

How are these gatherings different?

On 1st & 3rd weekends we worship on Sunday morning in a communal service that usually involves a choir, hymns with piano and/or organ, a sermon, group prayer, and communion.

On 2nd & 4th weekends the same text and message of the week is encountered in a more personal and contemplative way, through a Saturday Evening Prayer Service with interactive prayer stations, silence, harp or ambient music, and space for individual reflection.

​The services complement each other, and children are welcome and involved in each service.

2nd and 4th weekends we take Sundays as Sabbath days - they are for rest and play, being instead of doing, connecting with God and others, and embracing the world with awareness and gratitude.

Whenever there is a 5th weekend, instead worshiping in our building, we gather elsewhere in the community to share ministry with others.

To find out more about why we do this, see About Us. You can also find more in-depth discussion of our Sabbath practice, Children in worship and ArtSpace in the articles and clips under Stories from LNPC.